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How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman's push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit company.

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Altman says OpenAI 'not for sale' after Musk's $97 bn bid

Artificial intelligence developer OpenAI is "not for sale", chief executive Sam Altman said in Paris Tuesday in response to a reported $97.4 billion bid from competitor Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk heads group trying to buy control of OpenAI: Report

Elon Musk is leading an investment group offering $97.4 billion for the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, marking a new front in his war with the ChatGPT-maker, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

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When your boss is an algorithm: Warehouse employees face new challenges and stress

The digital revolution has opened unimagined opportunities, but it comes with a threat of leaving the most vulnerable workers behind.

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Nokia CEO Lundmark to be replaced by Intel AI chief Hotard

Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia announced on Monday that chief executive Pekka Lundmark would step down and be replaced by Justin Hotard, the head of AI and data centers at US chip-maker Intel.

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Elon Musk says has no plans to acquire TikTok's US operations

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and a top advisor to US President Donald Trump, said he has no interest in acquiring social media platform TikTok's operations in the United States, in comments released Saturday.

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Airbus and Boeing eye India's 'soaring skies'

Air traffic is booming in India, even though only a tiny fraction of its people fly each year, and manufacturers are seeking lucrative deals at the flagship Aero India exhibition from Monday.

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Google halts workplace diversity push

Google parent company Alphabet has stopped making diversity and inclusion a workplace priority, according to a filing Wednesday with US regulators.

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Q&A: How DeepSeek is changing the AI landscape

On Monday January 27, a little known Chinese start-up called DeepSeek sent shockwaves and panic through Silicon Valley and the global stock market with the launch of their generative artificial intelligence(AI) model that ...

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DeepSeek, Nvidia and the AI race that's shaping the future

The AI revolution is well underway and two companies—DeepSeek and Nvidia—stand out among those competing to lead it. Outside the financial world, the story might seem distant—but it really does have consequences for ...

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How AI bias shapes everything from hiring to health care

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot are transforming industries at a rapid pace. However, as these large language models become less expensive and more widely used for critical ...

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How will AI be used in advertising?

The Super Bowl, which will be broadcast on Feb. 9, and will feature the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, is much more than just a major sporting event. It's a way for advertisers to showcase cars, consumer ...

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Musk bashes Trump-backed AI mega project

Tech titan Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn't there.

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Trump scraps AI safety oversight

Newly-inaugurated US President Donald Trump has rescinded a Biden administration executive order that established oversight measures for companies developing influential AI models.

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EU's legal weapon facing the heat from US big tech

For tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the EU's digital rules are a tool of censorship. For the bloc, they are its most powerful weapon to stop the spread of illegal content.

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Bitcoin hits record above $109,000 awaiting Trump

Bitcoin hit a record high above $109,000 on Monday as Donald Trump, who has signaled plans to deregulate the cryptocurrency sector, prepares to be sworn in as US president.

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Tech billionaires take center stage at Trump inauguration

US tech multibillionaires—including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos—were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence in the ...

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X and Facebook toughen EU pledge to combat hate speech

Social media giants including X and Facebook have agreed to step up efforts to tackle hate speech in the EU, the bloc said Monday as its digital rules face scrutiny with Donald Trump's return to the White House.

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TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump

TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect.

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Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent its market capitalization soaring on Saturday to several billion dollars.

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Telegram boss admits 'seriousness' of French allegations: source

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has told investigating magistrates in France, where he is charged with multiple infractions linked to enabling organized crime, that he "realized the seriousness of all the allegations", according ...

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US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution

TikTok says it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, threatening access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government provides assurances that a law mandating its sale or ban won't be used to punish service ...

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Apple sidelines AI news summaries due to errors

Apple pushed out a software update on Thursday which disabled news headlines and summaries generated using artificial intelligence that were lambasted for getting facts wrong.